The Osceola times., 1887-07-09

Treasure-A Cruel ana Bloody Crime
Avenged In a Remarkable Manner.
lean Sayart had worked for three
res. in the vineyard of Michael Prony,
near Epernay, in Champagne, France.
Whence he came nobody knew. and he
.fyer opened Eis mouth on the subject.
ge was not bright, but he was steady
worker and minded his own business.
One day he accidentally pushed a boy
INTO the River Marne, and Prony grew
mad and kicked him out. Jean went
,f and travelled to small town called
La Fcre. He turned down shady lane
,nd went over fence to look for a
,lace to sleep. He pushed his way
through briers and underwood until he
reached n pathway, which he followed
.p the hill Hearing footsteps behind
him, he stepped aside and crouched in
he bushes. A man and woman walked
py, taking earnestly in low tones. 1t
vas too dark for Jean to see them dis
incty Soon after they had passed
they stopped aud continued to talk.
Presently there was the bark Of
Dog Jean looked out cautiously, for
be was afraid Of dogs. He saw big
animal leaping around the man and
woman. The woman was playfully
beating him of with her handkerchief
and saying:
"Down, Prince, down."
The dog came bounding toward Jean
with something white in his mouth.
lie stopped within ten feet of where
Jean was, and began to shake what he
had in his mouth and paw it. Then he
bounded back To the man and woman,
and Jean heard the woman say:
"What have youdone with my hand
kerchef, you wicked dog?'
There was long, shrll whistle.
The dog started of, and the man and
woman hastily separated, the man
turning into the bush and instantly
vanishing
Jean lay still for few minutes. then
be yentured from his hiding-place and
looked around. No one was near; not
ssound was to be heard. Right in
front Of him lay the white object which
the dog had carried in his mouth.
Jean lifted it and found it was hand
kerchicf. He put it in his pocket and
walked in the direction which the
woman had taken.
When he reached the summit of the
hill, he saw house among trees. He
came to a road and wall which shut
of the ground of the house from the
highway. There was huge iron gate!
Jean walked toward it cautiously. He
was about TO look through the bars
when he was startled by a voice close
al hand, SAYING: "What would you
have, fricnd?' Jean involuntarily
took off his cap and turned to whence
the voice came. Then, for the first
time, he saw man leaning against
one Of the stone pillars of the gate.
BY his speech Jean could tell he was a
gentleman, so, rs related, he took of
his hat and said:
Good evening, Monsieur; / am a
poor traveller looking for work"
After questioning Jean further, the
gentleman said:
Come with me and will give you
aplace where you may sleep for the
night"
Jean followed the gentleman through
the gate up TO the house. and into a
barn two hundred yards beyond it.
"Now," said the gentleman, ''close
the door and be still and nothing will
harm you until the morning"
Jean lay down upon a heap of straw
and watched the stars, which he could
See through hole in the roof.
Presently the door opened, and two
persons entered. Jean was in the far
corner, and lay very quiet.
81 wouldn't have had my uncle see
you with me tonight for any thing.
SAID woman voice, which Jean in
stantly recognized as the one he had
heard in conversation with n man an
hour before.
Well the man replied, "there is
10 be an end TO this at once, d I'm
glad you have made up your mind to
it,"
"My GodN exclaimed the woman;
there is some one coming with light
IL is my uncle, as ! live! What shall
we doPi
"Holdr' the man said, in low tone;
"he may not be coming this way. He
is-Heaven! here. quick! Get in be-
hind the winnowing-machinc which
stands right here. Now, you rest right
there. and I'll use this opportunity,
Tor we shall never have another like
it,
A inan pushed open the door lie
carried in one hand an old-fashioned
norm lantern and in the other tin can.
de laid down the lantern and was in
The act of Strengthening himself, when
Jear saw the already described man
ccn,c out Of the darkness, step up be-
elhd him end plunge Q krsSe into bis